Upagrahas in Kundli
Upagrahas are derived points used in some traditional readings. They are not eleven additional physical planets. The Positions table gives their longitudes and chart references without assigning them the ordinary seven-graha dignity or strength scores.
Points based on the day or night
The birth's daylight or night interval is divided into eight parts. By day, the sequence starts with the weekday lord; by night it starts with the fifth weekday's lord. The eighth part is lordless. The following points use the ascendant rising at particular moments within those parts:
| Point | Key | Moment used here |
|---|---|---|
| Gulika | Gk | Start of Saturn's part |
| Mandi | Md | Middle of Saturn's part |
| Kaala | Kl | Middle of the Sun's part |
| Mrityu | Mr | Middle of Mars's part |
| Artha Prahara | Ap | Middle of Mercury's part |
| Yama Ghantaka | Yg | Middle of Jupiter's part |
Different start/middle/end conventions can produce different positions. These points need usable sunrise, sunset and next-sunrise boundaries. Their absence at an extreme location is not an interpretation about the birth.
Points based on the Sun
| Point | Key | Relationship in the selected sequence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhuma | Dh | Offset from the Sun's longitude |
| Vyatipata | Vy | Reflection of Dhuma in the zodiac circle |
| Parivesha | Pv | Opposite Vyatipata |
| Indrachapa | Ic | Reflection of Parivesha |
| Upaketu | Uk | A further offset from Indrachapa |
These five do not require sunrise. Upaketu is not Ketu, the lunar node. Vyatipata as an upagraha is not the same field as the Nitya Yoga named Vyatipata.
Gulika is used in two ways
The daily Gulika window is a time interval. Gulika in a Kundli position row is a zodiac point calculated from a particular moment. Mandi uses another moment in Saturn's part and can therefore occupy a different degree or sign.
Names such as Mrityu are traditional technical labels. The table does not predict death, illness or misfortune, and no point establishes a personal outcome by itself.
Use the degree guide and reading method to keep the displayed position separate from an interpretation.
See the chart and its tables on the Kundli page.